Your boss has a negative opinion of you. How can you turn the situation around?

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Understanding why your employer has formed a negative opinion of you is important. However, you should never rely on the opinions of others to understand your employer's perspective. Almost inevitably, their understanding of the situation will be coloured by their proximity to the situation or personal bias. Your best move would be to meet with your boss and carefully but directly raise the question. Express your dedication to the organisation and your desire to contribute positively and meaningfully to the team, and ask your boss how you might do this more effectively. However, don't make assumptions or read anything into your boss's responses. Forming opinions based on your feelings of injustice or bias is counterproductive.

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Make a plan based on the input you receive from your boss, but do not improvise based on your impressions or feelings. Look at the situation dispassionately. Identify those key areas in which you can improve and and set measurable benchmarks for progress. Do not get distracted by anything you may hear second-hand or by factors cannot control. Approach the plan with positive expectations and a focus on your benchmarks. The worst thing you can do as you implement your plan is getting distracted. Again, worrying about factors you cannot control or issue which may not be relevant can knock you off balance and sabotage your efforts.

Locate co-workers who have established good channels of communication and collaboration with your boss. Understand their approach and if possible, consult with them directly. Personality misalignments or misunderstandings are the source of countless workplace issues. If you can adjust your personal frequency to communicate more effectively with your boss, you may defuse many future problems

Get the elephant out of the room. Ask for a private meeting. Admit that you have been able to meet the expectations of your role. Ask for help in putting a plan into place to make improvements in all areas where he/she think you are weak. Don't defend anything - just listen and say ok. But don't stop there: Ask what areas did he/she see that were your strongest points, and what projects and tasks can you be involved with that take advantage of those strengths. You need those small wins along with the improvements. If your boss is a true leader, you can even ask for mentorship. If not, ask for recommendation for mentor to help you along the improvement journey.